DHAKA, Aug 2, 2021 (BSS) - The government has decided to appoint Sadia Faizunnesa, currently serving as the Consul General of Bangladesh in New York, as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Brazil.

Faizunnesa, a career diplomat, belongs to the 18th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1999, a foreign ministry press release said here.  

In her distinguished diplomatic career, she served as Director General for United Nations in the foreign ministry.

She also served as the deputy permanent representative at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and in different capacities at the Bangladesh missions in Bangkok, Berlin, and for multiple Wings at the foreign ministry.  

She obtained her Masters in Development Studies from BRAC University, and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) degree under Dhaka University.